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West Haven Residents Fight Sex Offender Facility Expansion

By "eAdvocate"

12-7-2009 Illinois:Upon learning that St. Leonard's House--in the 2100 block of West Warren--provides transitional housing for ex-offenders (including convicted rapist, Julius Anderson), Veronica Zepeda and other nearby residents decided to fight back. Last week, they persuaded Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) to put a hold on St. Leonard's plans to buy two city lots to expand its campus. On Wednesday, a lawyer for the two women that Anderson allegedly raped when he walked out of the center earlier this year, filed suit against St. Leonard's and the State of Illinois, arguing that officials should have done more to prevent Anderson's escape.Fioretti told the Chicago Sun-Times that although St. Leonard's has done a "great job on housing and training of ex-offenders" in the past, the residents of West Haven raised some valid concerns...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 07, 2009 (boomark / email).